SJM_DEPT_LIFESTYLE_Plastic_Surgery_0521_Dept 5 / 14 / 21 1 : 16 PM Page 2 unless they’ve always hated their super - Dr . Susan Hughes of Cherry Hill’s low eyebrows or the bags under their The Hughes Center for Aesthetic Medi - eyes , ” says Hughes . cine considers herself a lifelong student Injectables like Botox and fillers of plastic surgery and has traveled the remain in - demand but many are using world “ searching for new technology them in smaller doses in targeted and working with experts . ” She says her areas — which also means something like practice was the first in the tristate area nonsurgical rhinoplasty is an option for to invest in CoolSculpting technology , some , with tiny amounts of filler being which , until recently , hadn’t changed applied to the nose . much in 20 years . “ [ When ] everyone used a cookie - “ It’s quicker , it’s faster and it’s actually cutter approach where the top third of cheaper , ” she says . “ If you do two treat - your face would be completely frozen , ments a month apart , you lose up to 40 % nothing worked and there would be no of your fat permanently . You’re not expression . We’ve realized that just hurting your body , you’re just elimi - doesn’t look good because it doesn’t nating unnecessary fat . ” look harmonious with the bottom half Dr . Steven Davis reports similar “ fine - of your face , ” Partridge said . “ Now we tuning ” is an increasingly common pro - do what I call ‘ Goldilocks Botox . ’ It’s cedure at his Cherry Hill practice , Davis not too strong and not too weak . It’s Cosmetic Plastic Surgery , which he also really improved patient satisfaction attributes to everyone scrutinizing their and facial harmony . ” virtual visage . “ There’s much more of a focus on “ A lot of the things people are seeing doing things in a natural , subtle way , ” are things that can be tweaked without Davis agrees . “ I think the pandemic has any major type of overhaul , ” he says . modified some people’s understanding Radiofrequency devices aid in per - that they can look and feel good without forming minor work with big results , going overboard . ” particularly when tightening the face Incremental treatments with more and neck . When COVID restrictions subtle results are also less expensive , began to loosen , Davis ’ patients were especially if an individual is proactive clamoring for those types of “ energy - about caring for their skin . based procedures ” to achieve more “ Our motto here is ‘ Never look youthful results . injected . ’ It can be very , very afford - The “ hybrid breast augmentation ” able — look at it like putting a few dollars combines smaller implants with fat relo - aside every day instead of going to Star - cated from the midsection or thighs . It bucks , ” Brenza says . “ It’s something you not only yields more natural results but can do monthly to put off getting surgery also means a shorter recovery time and n for longer . ” decreased risk of the body rejecting a for - eign object . “ Using our own bodies ’ products like fat , there’s a lot of stem cells and growth SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION factors already in our system , ” he says . “ We’re using that PRP on facials , too , or Look Your Best to help stimulate hair growth . ” T R U S T E D E X P E R T S I N T H E Restoring the hairline can also be F I E L D O F C O S M E T I C C A R E done in a minimally invasive way . Dr . Danielle Brenza Hughes is particularly excited about Ker - Ageless Skin & Laser Center aLase thulium lasers , which create tiny Sewell holes in the scalp and work with a PRP ( 856 ) 218 - 4848 serum to encourage the hair to grow . AGELESSSKINCENTER.COM “ You get 40 % absorption , instead of the 6 % on a bare - naked scalp , ” she says . Dr . Steven Davis “ You do this six times every two weeks Davis Cosmetic Plastic Surgery and we’ve seen really nice hair results . ” Cherry Hill / Northfield ( 856 ) 424 - 1700 Keeping It Natural DAVISCPS.COM Despite beauty standards that are exag - Dr . Susan Hughes gerated beyond realistic expectations on The Hughes Center social media and in pop culture , natural for Aesthetic Medicine results are in . Cherry Hill “ I’ll ask my patients to bring a ( 856 ) 751 - 4554 picture when they were in their 20s HUGHESCENTER.NET or 30s because I don’t want to make someone look like they never did , SOUTH JERSEY MAGAZINE volume 18 issue 2 SouthJerseyMagazine.com | 21